Staffer Michael Kalms has apologetically announced that he spoke too soon, and nothing of the sort will occur. He supplied DICE’s official stance on the matter to MordorHQ:

“As a studio, it is extremely important for us at DICE to have a unique identity in our games, not only from a gameplay perspective, but visually as well. While we appreciate that some players might want a slightly different look to the game, we are proud of the visual identity of Battlefield 3 and do not wish to change it.”